Look at the above image… it’s not only an apt one for the global economy, it’s spot-on accurate insofar as your 401k is concerned. Isn’t the enrichment of soulless Wall Street piranhas grand (smile, Mittens is watching you)? After all, they NEED the money for their wetback gardeners and nannies…
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On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian economy’s prepared for a possible economic meltdown because of a slowing of global growth and the escalating Euro Zone debt crisis. At a meeting with regional ombudsmen, Putin said the situation was complex in the European and global economies, saying, “In the USA, the engine of the world economy, the situation looks better, but macroeconomic indices that are vital for the economy’s sustainability are no better than in Europe. Their debt [in the USA] is 104 percent [of American GDP]”. He pointed up that aside from this, the American financial system’s burdened with mortgage loans issued against state guarantees. Putin added, “All these factors cause certain alarm. Now, news is coming that China’s economic development rates have slightly slowed and declined, and China is one of the world’s largest consumers. No doubt, these are alarming signals. Let’s hope that these concerns don’t transform into a full-blown crisis. Let’s hope for the better, but prepare for the worst”.
He said that, in 2011, the Russian government started to prepare anti-crisis measures to respond to unfavourable economic developments, saying, “We also agreed to set aside quite a substantial sum for the start of next year in the 2013 budget as the government’s operational reserve, so that we can respond effectively and energetically to crisis factors, if they emerge”, adding the Russian economy was currently demonstrating healthy parameters. The Finance Ministry said its drafting several crisis budget scenarios to cater for low oil prices. Earlier this year, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Lavrov said, “We’re currently checking the resilience of the federal budget, and holding stress tests to study its exposure to sharp changes in external economic conditions. We’re calculating revenues to estimate their levels at an oil price of 80 USD (2,540 Roubles. 64 Euros. 50 UK Pounds) per barrel or even 60 USD (1,900 Roubles. 48 Euros. 38 UK Pounds) per barrel”.
16 August 2012
RIA-Novosti
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20120816/175253411.html
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Putin Sez Russia Prepared for Possible Economic Meltdown
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Look at the above image… it’s not only an apt one for the global economy, it’s spot-on accurate insofar as your 401k is concerned. Isn’t the enrichment of soulless Wall Street piranhas grand (smile, Mittens is watching you)? After all, they NEED the money for their wetback gardeners and nannies…
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On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian economy’s prepared for a possible economic meltdown because of a slowing of global growth and the escalating Euro Zone debt crisis. At a meeting with regional ombudsmen, Putin said the situation was complex in the European and global economies, saying, “In the USA, the engine of the world economy, the situation looks better, but macroeconomic indices that are vital for the economy’s sustainability are no better than in Europe. Their debt [in the USA] is 104 percent [of American GDP]”. He pointed up that aside from this, the American financial system’s burdened with mortgage loans issued against state guarantees. Putin added, “All these factors cause certain alarm. Now, news is coming that China’s economic development rates have slightly slowed and declined, and China is one of the world’s largest consumers. No doubt, these are alarming signals. Let’s hope that these concerns don’t transform into a full-blown crisis. Let’s hope for the better, but prepare for the worst”.
He said that, in 2011, the Russian government started to prepare anti-crisis measures to respond to unfavourable economic developments, saying, “We also agreed to set aside quite a substantial sum for the start of next year in the 2013 budget as the government’s operational reserve, so that we can respond effectively and energetically to crisis factors, if they emerge”, adding the Russian economy was currently demonstrating healthy parameters. The Finance Ministry said its drafting several crisis budget scenarios to cater for low oil prices. Earlier this year, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Lavrov said, “We’re currently checking the resilience of the federal budget, and holding stress tests to study its exposure to sharp changes in external economic conditions. We’re calculating revenues to estimate their levels at an oil price of 80 USD (2,540 Roubles. 64 Euros. 50 UK Pounds) per barrel or even 60 USD (1,900 Roubles. 48 Euros. 38 UK Pounds) per barrel”.
16 August 2012
RIA-Novosti
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20120816/175253411.html
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